According to the U.S. Border Patrol, the agent was walking east of Nogales, Arizona, around 7 p.m. when he spotted the group of people he suspected to be undocumented. hey allege somebody from the group stabbed the Border Patrol agent and tthe agent then shot and killed them.
Agency: Border Patrol
Motive: Unauthorized border crossing
Confrontation Type: Other Non-Violent Offense
Service Call: No
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Name withheld by police
Death Date: September 21, 2020
County: Santa Cruz
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Hispanic
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack
Washington Post Database ID: 6177